The Julio Galán publication is released on the occasion of the Julio Galán exhibition held at Witte de With Center for Contemporary Art from 2 June to 15 July 1990.
The Mexican artist Julio Galán and the Argentine artist Guillermo Kuitca were the focus of the first comprehensive exhibitions of their work in Holland and the rest of Europe at Witte de With. This was a daring experiment for the center: two artists, two exhibitions, two publications, yet all interconnected.
Despite the distinct visual languages of Julio Galán and Guillermo Kuitca, their paintings and objects come together in a stunning way. They contradict and complement each other. Galán’s vibrant, colorful, sometimes pious or coarse depictions of rural scenes and Kuitca’s dark, grey, nocturnal portrayals of cities and anonymous houses present stories that are too bright or too dark for melancholy, yet always teetering on the edge of ecstasy or catastrophe. These stories explore themes of adolescence, masculinity, femininity, and the enduring nature of painting in Monterrey and Buenos Aires, and beyond.
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